Nikiyah Clark had five boxes and a backpack when she ultimately received the keys to her Howard University dorm. It was also reported Friday that Howard unenrolled the students about a month after offering voluntary early retirement buyouts to 600 eligible employees. But Howard University said in a statement that the employee buyouts were unrelated and part of a plan for “long-term financial sustainability.” The Davises say they paid what they thought they owed but the university rescinded enrollment without explanation or recourse. The post This 17-year-old grew up in ‘survival mode,’ then saw her college enrollment evaporate.